Overview

Amazon Seller Central lets the primary account holder decide which team members can see or edit shipping configurations. Properly setting these permissions prevents accidental rate changes, template errors, or policy breaches that could hurt sales and customer satisfaction. Sellers with multiple users should review access levels regularly to keep fulfillment operations secure.

Key Points

• Default restriction — The Shipping Settings page is hidden from any user who hasn’t been explicitly granted rights, so a newly added staff member won’t see it in their menu.
• Only the account owner can assign rights — The individual who created the seller account is the sole authority to add or modify user permissions; secondary users cannot delegate access further.
• Three access tiers — Amazon offers “No access,” “View‑only,” and “Full edit” levels for shipping settings, allowing precise control over who can read versus change information.
• Mistakes have financial impact — Giving edit rights to the wrong person can lead to incorrect shipping fees, broken templates, or terms that violate Amazon policies, which may reduce margins or trigger account warnings.
• Periodic audits are essential — Regularly checking the permission list helps remove former employees or contractors and ensures the current team aligns with the principle of least privilege.

How Shipping Permissions Are Managed

1. Open the User Permissions hub — The primary account holder clicks the “Settings” dropdown in Seller Central and selects “User Permissions.” For example, Maria, the operations manager, logs in and follows this path to reach the permission matrix.
2. Select or add a user — On the permissions page, Maria either clicks “Add a user” to invite a new logistics coordinator or chooses an existing user, such as “Tom – Warehouse Lead,” from the list.
3. Adjust the Shipping Settings toggle — Within the user’s permission row, there is a specific option for Shipping Settings. Maria sets Tom to “View‑only” so he can verify rates without altering them, while she assigns “Full edit” to herself.